Some private educational institutions have established ties to corrupt tycoons and crime-linked entities, while the public system is reliant on philanthropy – often from those very same sources.

Some private educational institutions have established ties to corrupt tycoons and crime-linked entities, while the public system is reliant on philanthropy – often from those very same sources.

On 12 February 2025, North Korea reopened to visitors, five years after closing its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite political isolation, few trading partners, crippling food insecurity, ...

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YouTube video by IRONCLAD

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On 12 February 2025, North Korea reopened to visitors, five years after closing its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite political isolation, few trading partners, crippling food insecurity, ...

Recent crackdowns by Thailand and China on scamming compounds in Myanmar have shown Beijing’s willingness to exert pressure to protect its own people and interests, experts say. But it’s unlikely to expand to region-wide action to rein in the syndicates involved.

A great piece from Jack Board for CNA on the booming trade in scam compounds and human trafficking in Southeast Asia despite the very public raids on the…

Local and foreign journalists are enduring a crackdown in the Southeast Asian country.

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Thousands of people have been trafficked into the country to work in cyber scamming compounds built with Chinese money. Now they’re stuck there.

Thailand will cut electricity, internet, and fuel supplies to five locations along its border with Myanmar starting February 5, marking an unprecedented move to combat transnational crime operations,

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GOMA, Congo — In a makeshift nightclub in the hull of the overnight ferry from Goma to Bukavu, a handful of teenage boys are trying out some new moves.

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The Rwanda-backed M23 is continuing its campaign of mass rape and murder in the DRC – with the UK turning a blind-eye

More Vietnamese attempted small-boat crossings in early 2024 than any other nationality - what makes them risk this dangerous journey?

A former Cambodian opposition MP and French citizen was shot dead by a gunman on a motorcycle in Bangkok on Tuesday, Thai media reported.

Thousands of people have been trafficked into the country to work in cyber scamming compounds built with Chinese money. Now they’re stuck there.

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Mongabay’s mission to report on untold environmental stories.

Mongabay’s mission to report on untold environmental stories.